Planetary hours
in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 1 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 15:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:13 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:19
- 11☽︎ Moon14:19 – 14:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:56
- 2♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:19
- 3☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:43
- 4♀︎ Venus19:43 – 21:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nizhniy Novgorod?
On Sunday, 1 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 15:32: the day lasts 7h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 16h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:13 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.